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Toolbox

Tools for the Future

At the heart of our solution offering is our geophysical toolbox. Our geophysical community has access to multiple solution oriented offerings, both in-house and externally developed, to support today’s sophisticated acquisition systems and to provide tailored solutions for our clients specific geological and/or prospect based survey challenges. Supplementing this resource, several suites of software tools are available to help our geophysicists model all aspects of the acquisition system; from the generation of the source wavelet to expected propagation paths and effects, to overall survey coverage.

Polarcus XArray™

More. Real. Data.

Polarcus XArray™ is an innovative acquisition configuration developed by Polarcus to deliver superior data quality and make full use of today’s larger streamer spreads. XArray™ improves both in-line shots by 100% - 250% and cross-line bin density by up to 400% on any streamer separation and can therefore be tailored to provide higher fold data, increase cross line sampling and/or improve acquisition efficiency.

Multi-Vessel Surveys

Purpose

To allow multi-vessel seismic operations without the negative impact of seismic interference. New processing techniques can effectively remove seismic interference contamination, meaning surveys can be acquired with more than one seismic vessel operating simultaneously. Each vessel tows an identical configuration and the vessels acquire data in a coordinated manner, maintaining predetermined distances apart so that the seismic interference can be removed at the processingstage.

Benefits

Reduction in survey time and increased production rate, particularly beneficial in remote and/or environmentally sensitive areas where there is a small window of opportunity to complete the project

Large surveys are acquired faster resulting in less cost to the client even with additional vessels

Priority Processing

The service that we offer our clients means that they are able to use the data that we deliver straight from our vessel to accurately assess geological potential and can cut back on extremely expensive decision making time. For them to have a ready to interpret Priority Processing data volume whilst acquisition progresses means that the project becomes more focused, can be adapted to the data and brings optimized value for money.

Polarcus is taking fast-track processing to a new level, providing a vital tool that saves you time and money.

Continuous Acquisition Mode

Purpose

To allow optimization of shot interval, vessel speed and record length. All vessels in the Polarcus fleet are equipped with Seal 428 recording systems enabling data to be recorded continuously. This continuous recording technology records the data in five-second segments which can then be concentrated into any record length to meet the client’s geophysical objectives.

Benefits

The shot point interval can be reduced to increase in-line shot density

Allows the shotpoint interval to be independent of vessel speed and record length

Enables deeper events to be imaged with longer record lengths, particularly useful in deep water programs where the top of each seismic record is ambient noise, not containing any seismic data

The vessel speed can be increased which means the acquisition program can be completed in a shorter time, providingcost and time savings

Streamer Sensitivity Normalization

Purpose

To extract relative variations in streamer acoustic sensitivities from field data amplitude statistics allowing normalization of the entire receiver spread and significantly improving relative amplitude preservation. Polarcus’ streamer section relative amplitude measurement can now be as accurate as +/-0.1dB, which is 15 times more accurate than industry standard +/-1.5dB.

Benefits

The recording system footprint is identified as a separate source of noise within the acquisition footprint and can now be corrected for by using Polarcus’ Streamer Sensitivity Normalization technique

Accurate measurements of streamer section sensitivity during the acquisition stage allows appropriate amplitude corrections to be applied before any processing is carried out

Infill Management

Purpose

To calculate required infill based on pre-stack migration requirements, rather than on surface-derived CMP coverage plots, so that only relevant data is acquired according to the client’s geophysical objectives. Polarcus’ survey design team calculates the Fresnel zones of target horizons, determined by depth, frequency and offset. The survey is acquired by steering on preplotted shot lines and fanning steerable streamers. Working closely with our clients, we ensure that any areas of reduced CMP coverage due to environmental effects are analyzed before infill, to determine the required input to the migration.

Benefits

Significantly reducing infill, resulting in survey cost savings

Reduced survey times, so that surveys in remote areas with limited acquisition windows of opportunity can be acquiredin one season

Easier replication for future 4D monitor surveys, by acquiring the survey with a regular base grid of shot locations

Excellent near trace coverage achieved by steering sources on preplots

Broadband Solutions

Purpose

To optimize the imaging of target geologic horizons, by tuning the seismic source and receivers to the appropriate frequency band, utilizing a source to streamer depth relationship that best avoids ghost notch coincidence and delivers an optimized de-ghosted broadband volume. This is described as Polarcus’ RightBAND™ technique for broadband data acquisition. For each survey the towing configuration is designed to enhance the expected bandwidth at the targets and to maximize signalto-noise at the receiver ghost notch frequencies in preparation for pre-stack de-ghosting.

Pre-survey Source Comparison Tests

Purpose

To utilize precisely designed “center weighted” broadband seismic energy sources, that provide the minimum acoustic signal level to achieve high quality recorded seismic data for a particular geologic and acoustic propagation environment. Comparing different source array volumes during survey mobilization allows our clients to choose the right source design to satisfy the geophysical objectives and environmental constraints. The test is carried out during equipment deploymentand is quick to complete, with a fast turnaround of results.

Benefits

Source levels can be constrained to meet the signal-to-nose requirements of each particular survey. In many cases, bigger is not necessarily better

Only the sound energy required to meet the geophysical objectives of the survey is emitted into the local environment

Survey Design

Purpose

To balance geological requirements with operational efficiency, taking into account the full data sequence of time processing, imaging and final interpretation products. Intended results are fit-for-purpose, cost-effective surveys which utilize all available technology.

Polarcus’ experienced team of survey design geophysicists analyze survey design options to optimize each of our solutions to match or improve upon the design criteria, choosing the best parameters for each product based on the client’s needs